I mean, the rate at which people are dying and becoming disabled due to covid can't be sustainable, can it? This country was running on fumes to begin with. Surely a country with an infamously terrible healthcare system, an economy that runs everything with as little margin for error as possible, and a government that has lost its ability to respond to any major disaster that can't be shot at cannot withstand this kind of catastrophe? What do you think things are going to look like five years from now?

  • Deadend [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    The US can simply allow a few more immigrants to enter.

    The big shock will be when people who are young and skilled DON’T want to bother trying to make some money in the US. Which is inevitable.

    Then the real estate prices will start and to fall and then the global financial system will really make sure to go crazy.

    • p_sharikov [he/him]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      The US can simply allow a few more immigrants to enter.

      Oh boy, the MAGA crowd are going to have an extremely normal time when they see their fallen (unvaccinated) comrades getting replaced by waves of immigrants

      • Deadend [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        It will be white people who hate communism. They will be fine.

        Basically if any country switches to socialism, the US will gladly accept it’s rich chuds and speedrun them to be allowing them to vote, as it’s how Miami is one of the only right wing cities as it’s full of families who lost their slaves when Castro took over.

        • Deadend [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          They tried. But since many immigrants can’t vote, the pigs are okay.

          Western Imperial economy relies on underclass.

          Just wait. They will get rid of birthright citizenship and make it only be from parents or approval. Hell they may even try to have it be weighted so that children of people who have had their voting rights removed due to prison are not citizens naturally.

          • Des [she/her, they/them]
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            3 years ago

            being a felon is already effectively being made a noncitizen anyways might as well just make it official i guess

            • Deadend [he/him]
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              3 years ago

              And by passing it to their children, they can establish a permanent underclass. They will pitch it alongside healthcare or other benefits for citizens to move towards a “European” model.

              Juis Soil is probably one of the best things about America as it helps undercut The idea of a monolithic American identity.

      • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        The immigrants they all in will be "skilled" people like white South Africans with engineering degrees and rich gusanos from Latin America.

        • NaturalsNotInIt [any]
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          3 years ago

          Who else would want to move to the United States? It's already notorious for terrible work conditions among Europeans, Indians and Chinese people increasingly don't want to deal with the racism, terrible public services, etc when there's opportunities at home. Even for rich Gusanos it can be a stretch unless we're literally sieging their country. If you're a skilled Professional in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, etc, what does the US seriously offer you?

    • NaturalsNotInIt [any]
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      3 years ago

      The big shock will be when people who are young and skilled DON’T want to bother trying to make some money in the US. Which is inevitable.

      Inevitable as in its already happening.

      • Deadend [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Not quite. The US still hits its immigration limits.

        I wonder if the state department will ever allow there to be a moment where there is more space than there is demand. As part of the show is “we sell out of immigration spaces immediately!”

    • CthulhusIntern [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Then the real estate prices will start to fall

      Best prediction I can look forward to I've heard this thread!

      • Deadend [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Odds are better that the the US would demolish homes before they allow supply to decrease demand.